MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
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MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History is a museum in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Moss Mountain stands 337 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial to Company A, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 61 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal, also known as the Main Building of the U.S. Arsenal at Little Rock, or Headquarters Building of the Little Rock Barracks, is the home of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. It is also a part of the MacArthur Park Historic District, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built between 1840 and 1841, it was part of Little Rock's first U.S. military installation. Since decommissioning, the building has housed two local museums. It was home to the Arkansas Museum of Natural History and Antiquities from 1942 to 1997 and the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History since 2001. It has also housed the Little Rock Æsthetic Club since 1894. The building receives its name from its distinct octagonal tower. Besides being the last remaining structure of the original U.S. military installation and one of the oldest buildings in central Arkansas, it was also the birthplace of General Douglas MacArthur, who became the supreme commander of U.S. forces in the South Pacific during World War II. It was also the starting place of the Camden Expedition during the American Civil War.
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Wikidata Q7829641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- donation
How to reach it
- 61.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- MacArthur Park: 0.1 mi
- Private Simmons Bank Park: 0.5 mi
- Hangar Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Heifer Village Lawn: 0.7 mi
- William J Clinton Presidential Park: 0.7 mi
- Walking on Sunshine: 0.4 mi
- Illustraion: 0.4 mi
- w: 0.5 mi
- Tub the Turtle: 0.6 mi
- Circle of Life: 0.6 mi
- Picron Hill: 3.1 mi
- Big Rock Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Allis Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Ermentraudt Mountain: 4.5 mi
- South Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Memorial to Company A: 0.0 mi
- Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Henry Thoreua Quote: 0.7 mi
- The Little Rock: 0.7 mi
- The Little Rock: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Black Arkansans and Performing Arts: 0.5 mi
- Esse Purse Museum & Store: 0.5 mi
- Historic Arkansas Museum: 0.6 mi
- Musuem of Discovery: 0.6 mi
- William J Clinton Presidential Library: 0.7 mi
- MacArthur Visits City Park: 0.1 mi
- The Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center: 0.7 mi
- USS Razorback: 0.9 mi
- Hoga (YT-146): 1.0 mi
- Arkansas State Fairgrounds: 2.1 mi
- William E. "Bill" Clark Wetlands: 0.7 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park: 13.9 mi
- Holland Bottoms WMA: 15.7 mi
- Bell Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 16.5 mi
- Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- The Bernice Garden: 0.5 mi
- Woodruff Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Arkansas Arboretum: 13.9 mi
- 110 Building Master Naturalist Garden: 24.8 mi
- Cato Point: 13.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.0 mi
- White Bluff: 23.4 mi
- I 40 Truck Rest Area Eastbound: 16.6 mi
- I 40 Truck Rest Area Westbound: 16.7 mi
- Pavilion 1: 5.6 mi
- Quapaw Mineral Spring: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Mountain | WNW 286° | 337 m | 23.8 mi |
| Fall Mountain | WNW 286° | 332 m | 24.9 mi |
| Shinall Mountain | WNW 288° | 320 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | WNW 300° | 308 m | 14.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 285° | 295 m | 24.2 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | WNW 287° | 280 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | WNW 287° | 277 m | 12.9 mi |
| Ball Mountain | W 277° | 251 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:49 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Rock AP Adams FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 94001182OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/130061658
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